Sunday 23rd Jan and its the last day of our beach holiday. Sad to be leaving Apollo Bay but the weather the last two days has been bizarre. While it has been lovely and sunny in Melbourne it's has been wet and misty in Apollo. We head off about 10.45 in steady rain and we're looking for a surf on the way home. We take the Great Ocean Rd, possibly the most spectacular road trip in the world driving right next to the ocean for 40kms from Apollo Bay through to the Anglesea. We stop at Lorne and there are waves at the point but it is very crowded and so we, or should I say Susan, has a shop and then we head off again towards Torquay.
Going through Fairhaven and heading to Anglesea we spot the Point Roadknight turnoff and decide to give it a go. We head into the carpark and it is really crowded and a look at the beach indicates waves out the back off the point and also closer in towards the middle. The wave is pretty gentle and normally works best on a medium to high tide with a decent swell. Today it's probably 2 foot with the odd 3 foot wave coming through.
Sam and I head out and while Sam stays closer in and more in the middle section, I head out the back and more to the point. Point Roadknight is a small horseshoe shaped bay with the waves coming off the rocky point and breaking over sand. I get a few waves but it's pretty frustrating and I can see that it would be much better on a stronger and bigger swell. The wave when your on is a pretty gentle right hand break and great for longboarders or new surfers. I get a few waves and then think about tyring to find Sam. I then spot him back on the beach - frustrated by waves that just don't form up and the crowds. Anyway I've had a reasonable surf - 3 waves and about 30 minutes in water. It's a nice beach and I''ll come back after I've done another 34 breaks to try it again.
Bring on 20.
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